Providence County, Rhode Island
1 Dorrance Plaza
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 458-5400
In northern RI; original county, organized as the County of Providence Plantations Jun 22, 1703; name modified Jun 16, 1729. Name Origin: For the city, its county seat.
Area (sq mi): 435.82 (land 413.27; water 22.56). Pop per sq mi: 1547.80.
Pop 2005: 639,653. State rank: 1. Pop change: 2000-20005 2.90%; 1990-2000 4.20%. Pop 2000: 621,602 (White 73.80%; Black or African American 6.50%; Hispanic or Latino 13.40%; Asian 2.90%; Other 12.20%). Foreign born: 15.60%. Median age: 35.40.
Income 2000: per capita $19,255; median household $36,950; Pop below poverty level: 15.50%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $26,670-$29,505.
Unemployment 2004: 5.60%. Change from 2000: 0.20%. Median travel time to work: 22.00 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 26.60%.
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 458-5400
In northern RI; original county, organized as the County of Providence Plantations Jun 22, 1703; name modified Jun 16, 1729. Name Origin: For the city, its county seat.
Area (sq mi): 435.82 (land 413.27; water 22.56). Pop per sq mi: 1547.80.
Pop 2005: 639,653. State rank: 1. Pop change: 2000-20005 2.90%; 1990-2000 4.20%. Pop 2000: 621,602 (White 73.80%; Black or African American 6.50%; Hispanic or Latino 13.40%; Asian 2.90%; Other 12.20%). Foreign born: 15.60%. Median age: 35.40.
Income 2000: per capita $19,255; median household $36,950; Pop below poverty level: 15.50%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $26,670-$29,505.
Unemployment 2004: 5.60%. Change from 2000: 0.20%. Median travel time to work: 22.00 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 26.60%.
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